Tasting
Notes:How often
do you find a wine made from one hundred percent Carignan? Like nothing
we've ever tasted before, Makor's wine offers forward strawberry flavors,
an enjoyably light body and an odd, barnyardy nose -- which goes away
after considerable time. Adleman prides himself in offering a mature
wine -- being immature himself as the back label indicates -- and the
origin of the barrels: from the Taransaud area of France. We've certainly
had fun trying to figure out were this gaseous nose comes from! Perhaps,
from the nature of this strong flavored Spanish grape or the moss that
grows on the redwoods next to the vineyards, or the immature staff just
forgot to wash the bottles. Anyway, an unusual offering and something
different. (Date tasted 08/26/00)

Profile:
This one-man show produced and performed by Jim Adelman, general manager
for Au Bon Climat, began in 1991 as little more than a whim with three
barrels of Pinot Blanc. Since that time, Makor has expanded to include
such styles as Zinfandel and Carignan, but Adelman still has a passion
for that Pinot Blanc.